Pantry Programs in Manufacturing: What Employees Want vs. What You Offer
Too often, breakrooms in the manufacturing sector are stocked with standard fare worthy of little excitement. Culprits can include run-of-the-mill coffee, a few sodas, some chips, and various candy bars. Toward the end of the day, these areas may suffer from empty fridge and counter syndrome—a condition where all the goodies disappear during regular hours, leaving employees working the evening and overnight shifts to contend with very old coffee, and very scant snacks.
When your employees are putting in hours of demanding work, a bag of pretzels and a sugar-based drink are probably not enough to prevent a trip off-property in search of 24-hour convenience store items, and they’re definitely not enough to fuel an eight-hour shift, day or night.
Ready to break with a tired breakroom tradition and provide your employees with the things they really want? When you partner with InReach, you can make fast, healthy snacks, full meals, delicious treats, and a variety of beverages available 24/7, so that no one goes without, and everyone has what they need to reenergize and recharge.
Let us help you create a customized, well-stocked office pantry designed for comfort and social interaction, where employees can step away from their posts without leaving the property to find what they’re craving at break time. Boost morale, contribute to employee wellness, and optimize productivity. All it takes is a consultation with our team to reimagine your current space, curate the types of meals, snacks, and beverages that top your employees’ list of favorites, and put your new pantry plan into action.
A Bold New Pantry Service That Meets Shift Worker Needs
A bag of chips hits the spot now and again, but it doesn’t take long before that same bag of chips grows stale. Things get exciting when you mix things up with salty, sweet, spicy, “swicy,” and crunchy treat options, accompanied by a choice of premium brews, hot teas, cold beverages, kombucha, energy drinks, and the latest food trend snacks.
InReach makes this simple with office pantry services that adapt to your team, budget, and space. We’ll poll your employees to learn what snacks and drinks they love, and rotate seasonal items to keep things fresh and interesting. We also provide leading-edge management technologies to control back-end inventory and ensure nothing goes to waste. Your manufacturing plant benefits from an office pantry service that’s fast, convenient, and aligned with what your employees want. No more guesswork on your end!
Pantry Services In Offices Build Connections
Bonding over food fulfills our innate need for connection, comfort, and a sense of belonging. When employees enjoy a snack or full meal together in the workplace, it helps everyone feel valued, relaxed, and ready to bring fresh energy back to their shifts.
Beyond this, InReach helps manufacturers keep tabs on every aspect of your pantry program, so there’s no need to hire a pantry manager. We monitor your budget through spending dashboards and key metric analytics so that your plant’s pantry runs like a well-oiled machine. Our large buying network keeps your food costs low as well.
Why a Wellness-Focused Pantry For Offices Matters
A survey conducted by the American Heart Association (AHA) reveals 82% of employees agree that having healthy food options at work is important to them, while 68% value their employer’s assistance in helping them reach their nutritional goals. At InReach, many of our clients also report that their pantry program positively impacts employee retention rates, keeping turnover costs down and productivity high. This is one workplace upgrade you’ll look back on with a well-deserved sense of pride.
Transform Your Breakroom From Bleak to Brilliant
Is the snack room at your manufacturing plant bland and underused? Are your employees battling empty fridge and counter syndrome? We’ll help you change that so your employees have a central place to congregate and the opportunity to eat well when they’re on the job, no matter the hour.
The team at InReach is passionate about creating welcoming and collaborative spaces where your employees can relax, choose from an array of snack options, and enjoy premium hot and cold beverages.
Find out how you can implement an exciting new pantry into your manufacturing operations when you partner with InReach, and let’s make sure your employees know that a variety of healthy and delicious snacks are always In Reach. Get in touch today!